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ETF fund flows hit US$16bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... investor expectations," Liddell said. On 17 January, Betashares shuttered two sustainable ETFs - Future of Food ETF and Solar ETF - because they failed to achieve sufficient scale. However, Betashares had recently launched two new sustainable ETFs - ...

Energy market not fit for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... coal and gas era, says CEIG chief executive Richie Merzian. Merzian is concerned that large-scale energy projects in wind, solar, and batteries are being held back. "The national electricity market was designed in an era of flip-phones and Nokia," said ...

Quinbrook closes $722m debt financing for batteries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... battery will be strategically located at the central node of the Queensland power system to be able to time-shift stored solar energy to evening peak periods. "We are very pleased with the successful close of this financing which reflects the robust ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... than half of businesses intend to invest in batteries, particularly manufacturers and automotive companies, followed by solar energy. Sustainable research and development, biodiversity protection and restoration, and water conservation and management ...

Cooling US clean tech to drive Aus growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Incentive, Hydrogen Headstart Program, the Hubs Implementation scheme and other federal incentives. In the US, investment in solar manufacturing declined. In Australia, Q3 of 2024 saw more investment in large-scale renewable generation projects than ...

Investors "not interested" in nuclear

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
The $331 billion price tag for nuclear could instead pay for rooftop solar and battery systems for all Aussies that don't already have it - and still leave funds left over. For one-fifth of the Coalition's nuclear costings, the government could install ...

Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... said the bill is critically important to the supply of critical minerals needed to manufacture the core inputs of advanced solar and battery equipment. "Significant new export driven industries are available to us if we seize this moment of opportunity ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... by 48% per garment while offering lifetime repairs and a comprehensive take-back scheme Climate Technology Impact Award - Solar Thermal Australia Pty Ltd Solar Thermal Australia Pty Ltd was recognised for their groundbreaking Wi-Fi hot water heat pump ...

Experts cynical of Adani outcome under Trump

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... and Cyril Cabanes of Azure Power Global Ltd, allegedly raised over $175 million, capitalising on a multi-billion-dollar solar energy project awarded by the Indian government. "This is a major historic event," commented Tim Buckley, founder and director ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... carbon-abating technologies, like clean energy generation and storage, transition minerals, electric vehicles, and turbines and solar PV. Even if the US exit the Paris Agreement under Trump, which could hurt global emissions in the next four years, Fraser ...